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From: Cathy Joynt Labath <>
Subject: [IAPALOAL] Last Will and Testament of Bridget Brennan Joynt - 1930
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 10:35:02 -0800


Posted on: Palo Alto Co. Ia Wills
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Surname: Joynt, Laughlin, Southworth, Dawson
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Last Will and Testament
I, Bridget Joynt, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do hereby
make, publish and declare this instrument to be my Last Will and Testament,
hereby revoking any other such instruments by me heretofore made.

ITEM I
I direct that first all my just debts and the expenses of my last illness
and burial be paid.

ITEM II
I give, devise and bequeath my residence in Emmetsburg, Iowa, and all furnishings
and equipment therein to my daughters Laura Joynt and Mildred Joynt to
be theirs in equal undivided shares.

ITEM III
I give, devise and bequeath my farm lands, being a tract of land of approximately
72 acres, to my sons Joe Joynt and William Joynt, to be theirs in equal
undivided shares.

ITEM IV
I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter Gertie the sum of $1,000.

ITEM V
I direct that my sons Joe and William Joynt shall each be given a credit
of $1000.00 upon their respective obligations owing to me.

ITEM VI
I direct that the sum of $100.00 be expended as an offering for masses
to be said for the repose of my soul and the soul of my husband, Michael
Joynt.

ITEM VII
All the rest residue and remainder of my estate I give, devise and bequeath
share and share alike to my daughters Laura and Mildred Joynt.

ITEM VIII
I nominate Martin Joynt as the executor of this my Last Will and Testament
and request that he be required to furnish no bond.

Witness my hand this 22nd day of May A.D., 1930.
[signed] Bget Joint
Witnesses: [signed] Edward D Kelly and Cecilia Leahy

The foregoing instrument, consisting of one typewritten page, was, on the
date thereof, to-wit: May 22, 1930, signed by the said Bridget Joynt in
our presence and by her declared to be her Last Will and Testament to us,
who, at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other
did sign our names as witnesses thereto.
[signed] Edward D Kelly and Cecilia Leahy

Final Report #2026
In the Matter of the Estate of Bridget Joynt, Deceased
Comes now Martin J. Joynt, Executor of the will and estate of Bridget Joynt,
deceased and as his final report and accounting states the following:
DIVISION I.
That the decedent Bridget Joynt died testate in, and a resident of, the
city of Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, State of Iowa on the 23rd day of
May, 1930, leaving no spouse her surviving. That she was seized in fee
simple at the time of her death of the following described real estate
to-wit:
The East Half (E 1/2) of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4) of Section Twenty-two
(22), Township Ninety-six (96), Range Thirty-three (33), containing about
seventy-two (72) acres (being the real estate devised in Item three of
her will to Joe Joynt and William Joynt).

Lot Five (5) of Block Thirty-six (36) Corbin & Lawler's Plat of Emmetsburg,
Iowa (being the residence mentioned in item two of said will).

That the following is a list of beneficiaries under said will:
Laura Laughlin (nee Joynt)...Daughter...Emmetsburg, Iowa
Mildred Southworth (nee Joynt)...Daughter...Laurens, Iowa
J.T. Joynt (named in will as Joe Joynt)...Son...Emmetsburg, Iowa
D.W. Joynt (named in will as William Joynt)...Son...Emmetsburg, Iowa
Gertrude Dawson (nee Joynt) (Named in will as "My daughter Gertie")...Des
Moines, Iowa

That all of the said beneficiaries are over the age of twenty-one years.
That no legacy or devise remains a charge on any of the real estate of
said decedent.

DIVISION II.
The undersigned further reports that all debts and administration expenses
have been paid in full including Executor's fees and attorney's fees. That
the bequests provided for in items four, five and six have been taken care
of in full and that the residue and remainder of said estate has been distributed
in accordance with the provisions of said will. That the notes and mortgages
which were owing said decedent by J.T. Joynt and D.W. Joynt have been assigned
and delivered to Laura Laughlin on request of Mildred Southworth. That
there remains nothing further to be done in the premises.
Wherefore, the undersigned prays that his final report may be accepted
and approved. That said estate may be closed and that the undersigned Executor
may be discharged and exonerated.

Martin J. Joynt
by [signed] Kelly & Kelly His Attorneys.

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